The crumbling concrete around this empty pool Round could’ve been exacerbated by a Tailslide, a classic skateboarding grind move where you slide the underside of the tail of the board along the lip of the pool. In 1970s California, the heatwaves and droughts led to a ban on filling backyard swimming pools and the subsequent rise of skateboarding culture. Empty pools… polyurethane wheels… bored teens roaming neighborhoods… et voilà! Now, how to repair your pool…

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